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Portuguese Fort Ruins in Cova-Lima, East Timor

July 15, 2021

In the 16th century, the Portuguese started trading with East Timor, and by the end of the century, East Timor had become a Portuguese colony. The Dutch and the British managed to take power for short spells of time in subsequent centuries, but the Portuguese managed to win the colony back. It was not until 1975 that East Timor became independent. After two decades of violent struggle with neighboring Indonesia, and East Timor finally formalized its status as an independent...

The R.N.L.I Fish in Robin Hood's Bay,...

July 15, 2021

Though this cast iron cod is the smallest listed structure in the United Kingdom at just over a meter tall, the scaly sculpture weighs a whopping 110 kilograms—ten times heavier on average than its natural brethren when caught. Installed in 1887 to receive donations for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), what is now the charity’s oldest collection box stands upon its tail, overlooking Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire. From this spot, centuries of fishing boats cast the village’s...

Podcast: Sputnik IV Crash Site

July 15, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Typically, space junk ends up deep in the Pacific Ocean. But in this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we explore the story of when it plunged back to Earth … onto a street in small-town Wisconsin. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll...

Qanat di Palermo in Palermo, Italy

July 14, 2021

Because of its geographical position, the Sicilian city of Palermo experiences Sirocco’s wind, a warm wind coming from Sahara which causes dusty dry conditions. From an early age, maintaining water supplies and finding relief from the heat were the primary needs of the Sicilian inhabitants in the summer. Luckily, the ancient city is equipped with some innovative infrastructure. From 831 to 1072, Palermo was under Arab rule during the Emirate of Sicily. During this period, many of the city’s...

Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, Netherlands

July 14, 2021

Located on the outskirts of Rotterdam, the Van Nelle factory is a very impressive feat of architecture. The Van Nelle business started in 1782, with an intimate local shop selling the much-in-demand products of tea, coffee, and tobacco. Back in those days, you couldn’t simply go to a supermarket for your produce. As with many businesses selling such products, the Van Nelle’s thrived back in those days. They established trade across the world and founded multiple plantations in India....

Dragos Gemelos in Breña Alta, Spain

July 14, 2021

The Canary Islands are home to many beautiful dragon trees, some of which are thought to be over a millennium old. These trees were once considered sacred by the natives, revering them for their unique look and blood-like sap. The largest of such trees is a pair of dragons in Breña Alta that have been growing in place there for several hundred years. The Dragos Gemelos are best known for the tragic legend tied to them. The tale holds that a...

Maritime Museum Peenemünde U-461 in Peenemünde, Germay

July 14, 2021

Anchored in Peenemünde Harbor, not far from the main facility of the Peenemünde Army Research Centre is the Juliet-class Soviet submarine U-461. The submarine was acquired by Germany under complicated circumstances after the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. It now serves as a lifesize submarine museum. Inside the submarine, visitors are left essentially unsupervised to explore the various nooks and crannies of the enormous ship. Lifesize models of crew members have been placed around the various sectors,...

The Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart,...

July 14, 2021

During the 19th-century, Tasmania was Australia‘s primary penal colony. Around 12,500 female convicts were transported to the island where they were put to work in harsh, grueling labor camps known as Female Factories. The Cascades Female Factory opened in 1828, taking over the premises of a failed distillery in the foothills of Mount Wellington. The factory consisted of five yards, which included dormitories, solitary confinement, a wash yard, matron’s quarters, and an orphan school for the children of convicts....

Attila's Throne in Venice, Italy

July 14, 2021

Torcello is a small island on the Venetian Lagoon. Now barely populated, it was one of the first inhabited islands in the region and a flourishing town before the emergence of Venice overshadowed it. People came from the mainland to Torcello and the other islands in the lagoon to escape from invading armies during the downfall of the Western Roman Empire. The most feared of the invading peoples were the Huns led by Attila, who destroyed the city of...

Tiny Computers Reveal How Tahiti's Tree Snails...

July 14, 2021

Cindy Bick is on a mission. The University of Michigan evolutionary biologist scans her surroundings as she treks through the forested valleys on the north side of Tahiti. Most visitors come to this South Pacific island to enjoy its beaches and clear water, but Bick is here for another reason. She spots her quarry: a bean-sized dot of white on a sunlit leaf. It’s Partula hyalina, a small snail with a big story about risk and resilience in island...

The “Real” Cardiff Giant in Fort Dodge,...

July 14, 2021

The Fort Dodge Museum, as far as historical reconstructions go, is pretty customary. This well-curated reconstruction of a pre-Civil War military fort has been around for decades. Historic additions like log cabins, a one-roomed schoolhouse, and a general store are standard fare in these places. But there is something unusual, a hidden treasure in the back of the grounds, that makes this place special. An octagonal building stands just outside the back gate of the fort with no particular...

Falls Of Dochart in Killin, Scotland

July 14, 2021

The Falls of Dochart run through the small town of Killin, which is situated within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The falls are fed upstream by Loch Tay, another site that is well worth a visit if in the area. The falls are traversed by the unsurprisingly named Bridge of Dochart, which was first constructed in 1760. Some of the best viewpoints of the falls can be seen from the bridge, or alternatively, the bridge makes...

Podcast: Spacecraft Cemetery

July 14, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Where does space stuff go after it dies? To this spot deep, deep in the Pacific ocean. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the Spacecraft Cemetery, an oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the...

How to Feed 10,000 Rebel Fighters for...

July 13, 2021

The night before, Ricardo Semillas and his neighbors had cooked like they were still rebels in the FARC-EP (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo). They had patiently kneaded eggs, water, and salt into flour. They then carefully divided the dough into balls, and flattened them until they became translucent, like soft chiffon. When hot oil touched the dough sheets, it puffed them up like a breeze filling a curtain. Once golden, the dough had become cancharinas,...

Saba Milkfish Museum in Tainan City, Taiwan

July 13, 2021

Found in the wild throughout Southeast Asia, milkfish is popular in Taiwanese cuisine. The silvery fish is often served pan-fried with a bit of white pepper, or gently sliced into pieces and served in a gingery porridge. It’s so beloved in Taiwan in fact, that there’s an entire museum dedicated to the fish. The Saba Milkfish Museum is located on a small island in Tainan, a city in southern Taiwan with a robust milkfish aquaculture industry. It was established...

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